I know Bernstein owned a Dowd because I tuned it in his apartment in the Dakota in NYC. I do not know about the Challis/ NY Philharmonic thing, however...
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> On Nov 2, 2017, at 7:16 PM, James McCarty <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I am out of town and don’t have the Zuckerbook to refer to, but I recall some mention there of the NYP buying a Challis during the Bernstein era. It was not mentioned for certain that Bernstein was the one who wanted a Challis. Later in life, I believe he may have owned a Dowd.
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> James R. (Jay) McCarty, MD
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